Textile and Fashion Design – Malaysian Institute of Art

Course Overview

Do you want to be the next Giorgio Armani?

The Textile and Fashion Design course caters to the needs of students interested in becoming a professional textile or fashion designer. This course consists of two major modules, namely Textile Design and Fashion Design.

Textile Design provides training in conceptual development, creative interpretation and technical production as well as knowledge relevance which is crucial to the textile design industry. An industrial attachment and a practical workshop will further provide valuable practical experience for the students. Fashion Design equips the students with fashion and textile knowledge, marketing and practical skills. Design concepts and technical skills are inter-dependent and mutually enhancing in the training approaches. The program is structured to cover all aspects of fashion design from basic to advanced drafting, draping, construction and designing. Studio projects include functional to experimental clothing designs.

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Course Structure

Year 1
Year 2
Year 3

Year 1

Semester 1

Art & Design Fundamentals
3D Studies
Painting 1
Drawing 1
History of Art 1
English
Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban or Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 1

Semester 2

Fashion Design 1
Textile Design 1
Fashion Illustration 1
Drafting and Pattern Making 1
Resist Art 1
History of Fashion
Digital Imaging & Text 1
Writing Skills or Bahasa Kebangsaan A

Year 2

Semester 3

Fashion Design 2
Textile Design 2
Fashion Illustration 2
Drafting and Pattern Making 2
Resist Art 2
Textile Technology
Integrity and Anti-Corruption

Semester 4

Fashion Design 3
Textile Design 3
Drafting and Pattern Making 3
Resist Art 3
Professional Practice
Community Project

Year 3

Semester 5

Fashion Design 4
Textile Design 4
Draping 1
Batik Art 1
Fashion Merchandising

Semester 6

Fashion Design 5
Textile Design 5
Draping 2
Batik Art 2

Industrial Training

Campus Life

MIA is a community of lively young artists in the making. At MIA, students will find themselves experiencing and exploring new creative forms, expressions of various kind of arts and skills that will contribute to their future careers. To enhance the live and learn experience, we provide an ideal hands-on learning environment, classrooms and facilities for our students as well as living facilities close to campus. With the growing numbers of amenities around the campus such as a shopping mall and an upcoming convention centre, MIA is located in an area where students can truly live and learn to the fullest.

Career Opportunities

Textile Designer
Textile Merchandiser
Batik Designer / Artist
Surface Designer
Textile Visual Merchandiser
Fashion Designer
Fashion Stylist
Costume Designer
Image Consultant
Fashion Merchandiser
Fashion Visual Merchandiser

Alumni

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“I made the right choice to select MIA Textile and Fashion Design course as the Institute’s environment and the quality of the lecturers enabled me to bring out my best potential. The scholarship offered by the Institute was of great help during my studies as well. It had certainly helped me to build my confidence and is the foundation of my success today.”
Yeow Yuek Chu
Graduated in 1997
Currently the Principal of Styling Pavilion Academy.
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“The students are heading towards becoming creative professionals in art and design which is made possible with the solid education they received at MIA.”
Lye Chi Xian
Graduated in Year 2012
Currently working as a chief design officer.